Books like Revenge
12 books with a reading profile close to Revenge by Yōko Ogawa. Thought-provoking; a moderate read.
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1
Paradise Rot
by Jenny Hval
Also thought-provoking · horror, literary
Jo, a Norwegian biology student, moves into a cavernous, converted brewery in an industrial English town.
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2
Geek Love
horror, literary
Aloysius Binewski and his wife Crystal Lil deliberately breed a family of human oddities by ingesting toxic chemicals and radioactive isotopes during pregnancy.
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3
Lapvona
Also thought-provoking · horror, literary
In the medieval fiefdom of Lapvona, a deformed boy named Marek survives a life of physical brutality and religious delusion.
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4
Cursed Bunny
by Bora Chung
horror, literary
Bora Chung's collection of Korean short fiction brings together stories that mix horror, science fiction and fairy-tale cruelty.
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5
Black Hole
Also thought-provoking · horror, literary
Set in the suburbs of Seattle during the mid-1970s, this graphic novel depicts a group of teenagers who contract a sexually transmitted plague known as the Bug.
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6
Fever Dream
Also thought-provoking · horror, literary
A woman named Amanda lies dying in a rural Argentine hospital, prompted by a young boy named David to recount the days leading up to her collapse.
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7
Batman: Arkham Asylum - A Serious House on Serious Earth
horror, literary
On April Fools' Day, the inmates of Arkham Asylum seize control of the facility and demand that Batman join them inside.
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8
Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke
by Eric LaRocca
horror, literary
Two women, Agnes and Ashley, meet in an online chat room in the early 2000s and begin an intense correspondence.
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9
Haunted
horror, literary
Twenty-three people answer an ad for a writers' retreat in an abandoned theater, expecting a quiet place to work.
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10
Our Wives Under the Sea
horror, literary
Miri’s wife, Leah, returns from a deep-sea research expedition that lasted months longer than scheduled.
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11
A Sunny Place for Shady People
Also thought-provoking · horror, literary
In this 2024 collection of short fiction, Enriquez documents the intersection of architectural decay and supernatural intrusion throughout Argentina and beyond.
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12
The Wasp Factory
by Iain Banks
horror, literary
Frank Cauldhame is a sixteen-year-old living on a remote Scottish island, where he maintains a series of elaborate, violent rituals involving animal sacrifice and makeshift explosives.
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